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An early 19th Century French prisoner-of-war bone and horn model of H.M. frigate 'Melpomene' of 44-guns -- 7½ x 9in. (9 x 22.8cm.)
With bound masts, yards with stun's'l booms, standing and running rigging, carved and painted warrior figurehead, hair rails, anchors, catheads, capstan, belaying rails, ship's bell, ship's boat in chocks, deck rings, grating, upper deck guns in slides, the planked and pinned hull with horn strake, and carved stern and quarter gallery decoration. Mounted on a bone support on a two tier display base with straw work and carved bone surrounds, the whole on four carved pedestals, (some restoration), glazed case, (later)
With bound masts, yards with stun's'l booms, standing and running rigging, carved and painted warrior figurehead, hair rails, anchors, catheads, capstan, belaying rails, ship's bell, ship's boat in chocks, deck rings, grating, upper deck guns in slides, the planked and pinned hull with horn strake, and carved stern and quarter gallery decoration. Mounted on a bone support on a two tier display base with straw work and carved bone surrounds, the whole on four carved pedestals, (some restoration), glazed case, (later)